sympilte

See also: simplicité

Middle English

Alternative forms

simplete, sympulte, sempylte, simplite, symplete

Etymology

From Old French simplete; equivalent to symple +‎ -te. Some forms are remodelled on symple.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /simpəlˈteː/, /simpləˈteː/

Noun

sympilte (uncountable)

(rare) humbleness, modestness, pridelessness, reservedness
(rare) stupidity, simplemindedness, unlearnedness
(rare) simplicity; the state of being uncompounded.
(rare) unguilt, truthfulness; being truthful.

Descendants

English: simplety (obsolete)

References

“simpletẹ̄ (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.

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